Following a submission loss to Magalhaes this past weekend at UFC 152, Pokrajac initially took to Twitter to criticize his opponent’s use of jiu-jitsu in the fight.

Earlier today, Pokrajac admitted his emotions got the best of him.

“Sorry to all MMA fans on my [last] tweet after the fight, was [pissed] off because of my mistake,” he wrote today. “I lost the fight. Vinny did his best.”

Pokrajac (25-9 MMA, 4-4 UFC), who had won three consecutive fights, fought off early submission attempts from fellow light heavyweight Magalhaes (10-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC), who returned to the octagon for the first time in three years. Early in the second round of their FX-televised preliminary-card bout at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, Magalhaes capitalized from his back and flipped over Pokrajac to secure a quick tap-out via armbar.

The day after the Sept. 22 event, Pokrajac complained, “If I wanted to do a grappling match I would go on a grappling tournament. This is MMA, and UFC fans want a fight.”

The Croatian’s remarks were peculiar, especially since Pokrajac initiated the takedown that ultimately set up the submission loss.

Earlier this week Magalhaes told MMAjunkie.com Radio he didn’t respond to the tweet because he understood Pokrajac’s frustration. After all, the Brazilian was a runner-up on “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ but lost his first two UFC fights and spent three years and eight fights trying to earn his way back. However, he said Pokrajac’s initial tweet was a bit misguided.

“I don’t think he should be saying that because it would be the same as me getting knocked out and saying, ‘I didn’t sign up for a boxing match,'” he said.

Regardless, Pokrajac, who was on a 4-1 run before this past weekend’s loss, promised fans they’ll see a better performance next time out.

“I don’t show anything I was prepared for,” he said. “Next fight I will do my best for all UFC and MMA fans. Thank you all [for] big support.”

As the UFC 189 tour made its last stop in Dublin, featherweight champ Jose Aldo was met with a torrent of abuse from the Irish fans. It might have been unpleasant, but it might also have been just what he needed.